This paper examines the parallel trends in education and labour market developments in Australia and Britain. It uses … Australia, but the wage penalty associated with overskilling increases with education. Although the general patterns of … overskilling (prevalence and penalties) are fairly similar between Australia and Britain, the problem appears to be greater in …

This paper examines the parallel trends in education and labour market developments in Australia and Britain. It uses … at least for Australia, but the wage penalty associated with overskilling increases with education. Although the general … patterns of overskilling (prevalence and penalties) are fairly similar between Australia and Britain, the problem appears to be …

Married white men have higher wages and faster wage growth than unmarried white men. Using the NLSY, we examine whether … individual-specific data on cognitive skills, family background, and self-esteem contribute to married men's higher wages … wage differential. -- wages ; marriage ; race ; training ; fixed effects …